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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1931- 1 9 3 2.

Year ended 31st March, 1932, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1931 —continued.

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w ' SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. Year ended 31st March, Year .qqq ended 31st March, iva&. 1931. EXPENDITURE. —, Net. Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. Amortization of Debt, — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Securities redeemed at maturity— Finance Act, 1928, Section 23 (1) — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 — 53,250 0 0 Matured 15th July, 1930 .. .. .. •• •• 100 0 0 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 — Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 — 106,560 0 0 Matured 15th July, 1930 159,810 0 0 Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 13, —■ Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of Cost of Exchange on 1111 7 Cash remitted to London for Investment Balance at end of Year, — 2,244 17 7 Cash .. .. .. .. •• 398 lo 10 Investment Account— 40,410 0 0 Securities held .. .. •• 61,660 0 0 62,058 15 10* 42,654 17 7 £202,476 9 2 Totals .. .. •• •• £62,158 15 10 * For explanatory statement, see page B6. Year ended 31st March, 1932, compared with the Year ended 31st Makch, 1931. ZEALAND SHARES ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Finance Act, 1926, Section 8 (3), — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer to Ordinary Revenue Account of Dividends received 245,312 10 0 in terms of the Bank of New Zealand Act, 1926, Section 13 .. 245,312 10 0 Balance at end of Year, — Investment Account— 1,859,375 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 1,859,375 0 0 £2,104,687 10 0 Totals .. .. •• •• •• •• £2,104,687 10 0 * For explanatory statement, see page 56. SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Animal Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. 39,956 9 9 Vote—Expenses of Management .. .. •• 37,000 0 0 .. 37,000 0 0 Expenditure under Section 9 of the Discharged Soldiers Settle1,153 5 9 ment Act, 1915 .. .. .. •• •• 3,348 8 9 630 16 5 2,717 1- 4 Advances made under Sections 6 and 9 of the Discharged 553,117 6 5 Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915 .. .. .. •• •• 406,428 15 8 22,776 1 10 Suspense Account (amounts allocated) .. .. •• •• 28,439 8 11 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1920, Section 8, Subsection (3), — 289,333 6 8 Interest on Transfers from the Consolidated Fund .. .. •• •• 144,666 13 4 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, Section 26, — 78 13 5 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock.. .. •• 78 11 11 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, —■ 258,226 18 6 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. 247,549 7 Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 13, — Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on Cash 1,038 16 9 remitted to London for investment Finance Act, 1926, Section 23 (4), — Recoupment of Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935-45 — 103 10 5 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1920 .. .. •• 1,165,784 9 6 Carried forward .. .. .. •• •• •• 866,966 4 7